The consent of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to be bound by an international treaty

Ю. А. Вишневський

Abstract

The issue of consent to be bound by an international treaty in the juridical practice of the Ukrainian SSR is studied in the article. The powers of the Presidium of Verhovna Rada (the Supreme Council) of the Ukrainian SSR in the issues of giving of consent to be bound by an international treaty according to the Constitution of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the year 1937, the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR of the year 1937 with changes in the year 1947 and the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR of the year 1978 are disclosed in detail. Comparative analysis of respective dispositions and the norms of the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) of the year 1936, the Constitution of the USSR of the year 1936 with changes in the year 1944 and the Constitution of the USSR of the year 1977 are carried out. The research is grounded on specific international juridical examples of consent to be bound by an international treaty of the Ukrainian SSR.

Keywords

international treaties; ratification; accession; Presidium of the Supreme Council (Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada) of Ukrainian SSR; Council of the Ministers of Ukrainian SSR

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